Ms. Kristine Kim Tocol Vergara, a senior high school student of Calimbajan – Tina National High School, Makato, Aklan, passed the scholarship grant given by the American Field Service (AFS) Youth Exchange and Study program. As an exchange scholar, she will stay for one year and three months with her foster family in Hillsboro, United States of America, Arturo P. Teodosio, Jr. reported.
Kim, as her family and friends fondly call her, is an officer of the RH (Reproductive Health) Youth Organization of Poblacion, Makato. She is also a youth peer counselor trained by the Aklan Provincial government under the leadership of Governor Carlito S. Marquez thru the Provincial Population Office, headed by Mr. Arturo P. Teodosio, Jr., Provincial Population Officer.
Moreover, Kim is a member of the Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program Young Helpers’ Hub (AHYDP-YHH). This is a youth club organized as an offshoot of the AHYDP Peer Counselors Trainer’s training conducted by the Provincial Population Office in coordination with POPCOM 6 and the Aklan State University School of Rural Resource Development, Ibajay, Aklan. According to her, the said training really helped her a lot especially during the interview portion.
Kim admitted, behind her achievement is her being hardworking, patient in everything she does, being natural and true to herself and above all else, having faith in God. "Being poor is not a hindrance to success," she added.
Her feat serves as an inspiration for everyone especially the youth who have high hopes and dreams in life. Kim is Aklan’s pride and that of the whole Western Visayas. /MP
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